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sorosis

1

[ suh-roh-sis ]

noun

, Botany.
, plural so·ro·ses [s, uh, -, roh, -seez].
  1. a fleshy multiple fruit composed of many flowers, seed vessels, and receptacles consolidated, as in the pineapple and mulberry.


sorosis

2

[ suh-roh-sis ]

noun

, plural so·ro·ses [s, uh, -, roh, -seez], so·ro·sis·es.
  1. a women's society or club.

sorosis

/ səˈrəʊsɪs /

noun

  1. a fleshy multiple fruit, such as that of the pineapple and mulberry, formed from flowers that are crowded together on a fleshy stem
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of sorosis1

1825–35; < New Latin, equivalent to Greek sōr ( ós ) heap + New Latin -ōsis -osis

Origin of sorosis2

After the name of a club established in 1868; based on Latin soror sister
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Word History and Origins

Origin of sorosis1

C19: from New Latin, from Greek sōros a heap
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Example Sentences

He'd have been all right if he'd been a girl—or married to a president of Sorosis, or a daughter of the Present Revolution!

We knew that he disliked women in every form, Sorosis and Anti-Sorosis, bitter and sweet alike.

The members of Sorosis, when in session, are well-bred, if not always clear-headed and reasonable.

One lady, (a member of Sorosis, we believe,) said that she thought it tasted like a pear.

Once a year the ladies of Sorosis give a banquet, to which gentlemen, as well as ladies, are invited.

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